Morris On is a folk/rock album released in 1972 under the joint names of Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks, John Kirkpatrick and Barry Dransfield.
In common with later records, dancers complete with bells and sticks were also included in the sessions.
The music and the performances have a quiet power and dignity, and a raw, direct nature that is extremely appealing.
[2]The cover includes an amusing photograph of the principal participants in morris-associated costume, but with modern accessories – Hutchings' morris man sports a Gibson Flying V guitar, Kirkpatrick's chimney sweep a vacuum cleaner, Dave Mattacks on a Raleigh chopper bicycle and hobby horse, Barry Dransfield dressed as a woman with a balloon instead of a pig's bladder and the odd one out, Richard Thompson, dressed in Lincoln Green holding a crossbow.
This cover is in keeping with the jollity of the music, including as it does nonsense songs, exuberant dance, general bawdiness and the grand false start to Princess Royal.